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title: All round the trees were the genii fast asleep; nevertheless, there… — Indian Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
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# Indian Fairy Tales, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 4, sentence 57

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All round the trees were the genii fast asleep; nevertheless, there were such countless thousands of them, that it would have been quite impossible for any one to walk through their ranks to the place; down swooped the strong-winged eaglets--down jumped the Prince; in an instant he had overthrown the six chattees full of water, and seized the little green parrot, which he rolled up in his cloak; while, as he mounted again into the air, all the genii below awoke, and finding their treasure gone, set up a wild and melancholy howl.

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**Who acts:** genii, such countless thousands, heat, one, Prince · **What happens:** be, walk, swoop, wing, jump, overthrow · **To what, where:** ranks, winged eaglets, Prince, six chattees, instant, little green parrot

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This is a sentence of «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Demon With Matted Hair " 196, part 4. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (genii, such countless thousands, heat, one), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg7128:10:57
# text = All round the trees were the genii fast asleep; nevertheless, there were such countless thousands of them, that it would have been quite impossible for any one to walk through their ranks to the place; down swooped the strong-winged eaglets--down jumped the Prince; in an instant he had overthrown the six chattees full of water, and seized the little green parrot, which he rolled up in his cloak; while, as he mounted again into the air, all the genii below awoke, and finding their treasure gone, set up a wild and melancholy howl.
1	All	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	round	round	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genii	genii	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	nevertheless	nevertheless	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	countless	countless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
23	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
24	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	aux	_	_
25	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	27	cop	_	_
26	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	parataxis	_	_
28	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	32	mark	_	_
29	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	30	det	_	_
30	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	advcl	_	_
33	through	through	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	ranks	rank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obl	_	_
36	to	to	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
40	down	down	ADV	RB	_	41	advmod	_	_
41	swooped	swoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
43	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	45	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	43	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	winged	wing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	46	amod	_	_
46	eaglets	eaglet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	49	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	down	down	ADV	RB	_	49	advmod	_	_
49	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	conj	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	49	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	58	punct	_	_
53	in	in	ADP	IN	_	55	case	_	_
54	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	55	det	_	_
55	instant	instant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	obl	_	_
56	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
57	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	aux	_	_
58	overthrown	overthrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
59	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	61	det	_	_
60	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	61	nummod	_	_
61	chattees	chattee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	58	obj	_	_
62	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	61	amod	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	64	case	_	_
64	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	67	punct	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	67	cc	_	_
67	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	58	conj	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
69	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
70	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	71	amod	_	_
71	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
73	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	75	obj	_	_
74	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
75	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	71	acl:relcl	_	_
76	up	up	ADP	RP	_	75	compound:prt	_	_
77	in	in	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	79	nmod:poss	_	_
79	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	85	punct	_	_
81	while	while	ADV	RB	_	85	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	81	punct	_	_
83	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	85	mark	_	_
84	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	85	nsubj	_	_
85	mounted	mount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
86	again	again	ADV	RB	_	85	advmod	_	_
87	into	into	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
88	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	95	punct	_	_
91	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	93	det:predet	_	_
92	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	93	det	_	_
93	genii	genii	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	95	nsubj	_	_
94	below	below	ADV	RB	_	95	advmod	_	_
95	awoke	awake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	85	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	98	punct	_	_
97	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	98	cc	_	_
98	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	95	advcl	_	_
99	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	100	nmod:poss	_	_
100	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	nsubj	_	_
101	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	98	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
102	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
103	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	101	conj	_	_
104	up	up	ADP	RP	_	103	compound:prt	_	_
105	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	106	det	_	_
106	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obj	_	_
107	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	109	cc	_	_
108	melancholy	melancholy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	109	compound	_	_
109	howl	howl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	106	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
110	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the genii |  |  |  |  | round the trees; all, asleep, fast, nevertheless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | past | such countless thousands of genii |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | would · perfect | heat |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **walk** | to-infinitive | any one |  |  | genii's ranks |  | to the place *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to place=Result |
| 5 | **swoop** | past |  | the winged eaglets |  |  |  | down *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **wing** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **jump** | past |  | the Prince |  |  |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Agent |
| 8 | **overthrow** | past · perfect | Prince | the six chattees |  | a instant |  |  | tree rules |
| 9 | **seize** | past | Prince *not said here* | the little green parrot |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parrot=Theme |
| 10 | **roll up** | past | Prince | the little green parrot |  | Prince's cloak |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent which=Theme in cloak=Trajectory |
| 11 | **mount** | past | Prince |  |  | the air | again | while *property* | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into air=Location |
| 12 | **awake** | past | all genii |  |  |  |  | below *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 13 | **find** | gerund | all genii *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 14 | **set up** | participle | all genii *not said here* | a wild and melancholy howl |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient wild=Result |
| 15 | **treasure** |  | genii |  |  |  |  |  | nom treasure «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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**Text:** «Indian Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7128 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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